geysers

noun

plural of geyser
1
as in fountains

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as in sprays

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Recent Examples of geysers Many acidic geysers break down the rock that forms a geyser, but the acidity at Echinus is not strong enough to eat away at the surrounding stone. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geysers
  1. fountains
  2. sprays
  3. springs
  4. jets
  5. bursts
  6. spits
  7. spritzes
  8. blasts
Noun
  • The fountains in front of Union Station also had pink and yellow lighting.
    — Joseph Hernandez August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Galileo observed high-temperature lava fountains at the volcanic center.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of fountains
Noun
  • These are what Brown calls paint sprays and spray threes, two of Brown’s foundational principles of the new-look, high-octane Knicks offense.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • To make new plantings a little more pest-proof, experiment with repellent sprays, like putrid egg solids, hot pepper spray, and humanely sourced predator spray.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Definition of sprays
Noun
  • The hot springs are easily Glenwood Springs’ biggest draw, and each of the city’s pools offers something different.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Still, residents fear operations that could start as early as 2028 could affect local springs and wildlife.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of springs
Noun
  • China holds a trump card in rare earths — critical minerals necessary for making many items, from smartphones to electric vehicles and fighter jets.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In a series of Facebook posts, Romanian defense minister Radu-Dinel Miruţă said F-16 fighter jets destroyed a marine drone in the vicinity of the Neptun Deep gas project in the Black Sea on Thursday.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of jets
Noun
  • Back at Camp Cranium, bursts of laughter, whoops of delight and distant chatter punctuated the humid summer air.
    — Lydia McFarlane, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • To achieve this, the locus coeruleus continuously alternates between tonic activity—governing baseline arousal and alertness—and brief phasic bursts that focus attention on critical events.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of spits
Noun
  • Sanchez recently launched a happy hour with $8 wines and spritzes, including a yuzu sake spritz.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of spritzes
Noun
  • Elordi’s performance is a fine one, but any emotional current from the screen to the audience is made choppy by mawkish blasts to the past, Hig at the edge of his bed, head in hands.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The money, aimed at text message blasts and phone calls to voters, marks a major investment for the group that up until now has been largely silent in this year's contests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of blasts

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“Geysers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geysers. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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